One of my favorite artists is Michelle Branch (solo or with The Wreckers). When her album Hotel Paper came out seven years ago, I immediately bought it. Even though it’s seven years old, I still find myself listening to the songs today. The album has many …

Relaxation: A Windham Hill Collection is an audio CD that offers up a total of twelve tracks of incredibly calming instrumental music by various composers, like Will Ackerman, Douglas Spotted Eagle and Patrick O’Hearn. Although twelve tracks does not sound like very many, something of which that occurred to …

Stand up for love is an inspirational song coming from Destiny’s Child. I feel goose bumps every time it is playing. The message of this song is truly for the victims of Hurricane Katrina although it was written even before the hurricane happens. It makes my heart soft and …

Before I truly got to listen to any of the band “Atreyu’s” music, I used to hear their name being thrown around a lot on several rock and metal music radio stations, as well as a on certain music cable television station. Something someone said to me one time …

To me this is one of the best albums of 2007. The first time I heard “For The Nights I Can’t Remember” on the radio I knew I had to have this album. The lyrics were way better than some in the first album. Songs like “Dying To Live …

Maggie May was one of the first big hits that Rod Stewart ever recorded and it is still just as popular today with those who remember when it was released and new generations of Rod Stewart fans. This is the ultimate Rod Stewart song and it essential to have …

Who Wrote Holden Caulfield is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. The track opens up with a quick guitar riff and Armstrong’s vocals joining in quickly enough. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of the guitar’s tone on this track because I sounds very …

If you have heard the “I Fly Above” song by Kandi Burruss, you’ll know that this song is about her ability to shake off the people in her life who don’t wish her the best. Kandi Burruss is a singer from the former girl group, Xscape. …

Opeth have always been a band of new beginnings, and on their fifth release “Blackwater Park”, they change it all up again.
Opeth are critically acclaimed for their re-invention of Death Metal back in the early Ninties. Fusing Folk and Death Metal and creating music that almost borders on the …

Knife Man is a 2011 album release by Andrew Jackson Jihad. The one thing that really stuck out to me about Knife Man after going through a couple listens of the record was that the band really chooses to embrace different sounds throughout the album. Though the traditional and …

Lonestar is a country band that puts out one hit after the other. It has been a band that I have enjoyed for many years now. They came on the scene with songs like “Walking in Memphis”, “My Front Porch Looking In” and “Not a Day Goes By”. I …

The album Psycho Circus by kiss is a reunion of all the original members including Ace Frehley. One of my favorite songs on this album is You Wanted The Best. It really showcases how all the band members can contribute to vocals in a song. every band member sings …

Lady Gaga’s newest album, The Fame Monster, is a really good album! I’m mostly into hard rock and classic rock and rarely like pop music, however this CD instantly caught my attention.
It’s not too often that you hear quality pop artists anymore, but Lady Gaga and The Fame …

Paint It Black is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on the album Aftermath. The song has become iconic and extremely well known among Rolling Stones fans and just rock fans in general, myself included. The sitar riff on this track has just become so memorable to …

This video used the most simple scenes to make the video so extra special. It gave me a feeling of happiness whenever I watched it and it filled my head with good memories when I was in high school. I wouldn’t think a video by Katy Perry would be …

Aaliyah
“I Care 4 U”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: LIttle X
I have to ask, why bother? Seriously, this has to be the worst Aaliyah music video ever, ever, ever made. This isn’t Aaliyah’s fault though because she was already dead at the time, it’s director Little X’s fault for not coming up with something …

Pantera released “Official Live:101 Proof” in 1997.It showcases the band’s awesome live performance and delivers in every aspect.Many bands dread recording the live album because it captures their music in it’s most vulnerable state.However, Pantera succeed at doing this because they stick to raw materials to begin with.The live …

This is my favorite way to buy music because it’s convenient and inexpensive!
The prices can’t be beat for the most part. Why should I buy a CD for fifteen dollars at Sam Goody when I can get it for ten dollars on iTunes? I love how most of the …

Happy Holidays - Volume 33 CD features a variety of different performers. This is one of those charity albums where a portion of the profits benefit the marine Toys for Tots Foundation. There are twelve tracks in all.
Judy Collins starts things off with a lovely rendition of …

I Want To Be Something is a song by Weezer which appears on their record Hurley. The song starts out pretty quietly and only features Cuomo, singing quite delicately I might add, along with a simple acoustic guitar part. After around thirty seconds, and Cuomo gradually picking up his …

I was/am a big No Doubt fan. I’m from the camp that enjoyed Gwen’s pink hair days (even though, yes, it signified a troubled rift between her and then-boyfriend Gavin Rossdale). “Return of Saturn” is my favorite album of theirs and I play it when I’m feeling especially nostalgic… …

Overview —“ American Idiot, Green Day’s seventh effort, is what I would consider their greatest work in their career. The songwriting on this album is amazing, especially compared to their previous work, Warning. Whereas Warning seemed to lack energy in most of the songs and was also just a …

Let It Loose is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Exile On Main St. Let It Loose opens up with a very melodic feel with a clean guitar part and then Jagger delicately coming in with his vocal delivery. As this slower part continues …

Often times, concept music is a genre that just seems to do nothing but turn me off. For the most part, I find music that tells fictional stories to be insufferable, as they seem to always fall into the same boring tones regardless of who is performing it. This …

Black Rain is the Ozzy Osbourne’s 9th studio album. As I know, it is released by Epic Records in 2007. The album became famous with the fact that it is the last album with Zakk Wylde on guitars.
Black rain has nothing to do with all the other albums from …

The Gift by Garth Brooks is kind of an odd song for him in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong it’s a very beautiful song but it has a certain Spanish flavor and tone to the song. That is something I would not have expected to hear in …

¡Viva La Gloria! is a song by Green Day which is the fourth track on their most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. The song opens up with a very melodic piano line at a fair tempo which Armstrong begins to sing over with an equally melodic sound. I can’t …

The first thing I want to say is that Extraordinary Girl actually has an introduction which you couldn’t have predicted and I simply have to praise Green Day for this. I know that in a lot of the songs I’m reviewing for this record I’m saying that they’re predictable …

I’m the type of person who loves music & listens to all kinds of music; I know some songs, people, & groups most people my age never heard of for example the group Mint Condition. I love this group their songs are so amazing; their voices are the perfect blind …

Furnished Souls for Rent is Nuno Bettencourt’s 5th album where he plays in a “real band” (His 4th album Schizophonic was Nuno playing and doing everything on the songs) and features a much more stripped down and energetic sound than with Extreme or his solo albums. It has the …

I am not sure how many of you are familiar with the the song “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi. But the connection it has with the song I am writing about is the background music!
I first heard Move Shake Drop by Pitbull feat. DJ Laz and Flo Rida on television. …

Decades after this song was made, it still sticks in my head. Perhaps I am just a nostalgic fiend for old school rap songs. But I suspect that the millions of Slick Rick fans feel the same way about this song. The song “Hey Young …

Ridin dirty by chamillionaire on the sound of revenge is my favorite rap song that talks about drugs. It talks about how this one guy gets pulled over by the cops so much because they are trying to catch him ridin dirty. It also talks about his car …

One of the worst songs that van halen made in the pre David Lee Roth era is The Full Bug. This song was featured on the Diver Down as most likely a filler to reach the time needed for the record to be released. Although the album showcases some …

Avery Island/April 1st is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which is the seventh on the track listing of their debut release, On Avery Island. Something to point out about this track is that it’s another instrumental, so this could potentially be slightly discouraging to some listeners. In my …

Overview —“ They Say, the first music video released by Scars On Broadway for promotion of their debut album is a music video that is broken up into a performance half and then random clips from throughout society as well. I have to admit that I was extremely anxious …

I’m not trying to be biased or anything but I think people should ought to know that I am among the biggest fans of Mumford & Sons in this planet. I literally own all of their albums, as well as other live performances because their music is so much …

“Hannah Montana Soundtrack 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus” is the second soundtrack of the Disney teen sitcom Hannah Montana. The soundtrack was released on 2007. The Disc 1 features Hannah Montana’s songs and the Disc 2: Meet Miley Cyrus features all songs by Miley Cyrus and not as Hannah …

Christmas is a fun time of the year and ever since I was a kid I loved when they had the cartoon of Alvin and the Chipmunks on the television with their special Christmas episode and they sang their Christmas Song!
Well recently, a movie of Alvin and the Chipmunks …

Tormentor is a song by Slayer which appears on their first album, Show No Mercy. The track starts off with a heavy rhythm which has a dark sound to it but it isn’t all that fast in tempo which isn’t extremely characteristic of Slayer, on this record or really …

I really do love Barbra Streisand: Till I Loved You CD, but the one thing I think of every time I listen to it is, ‘What the heck was she thinking?’ It all stems from the title song, a really wonderful, powerful yet tender love song called Till …

If you have ever had to pack up and leave the only home you have ever known, then you know just what this song is about. You know how it feels to walk away from your loved ones, to say goodbye to the people that have been there all …

Artist: Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
Like a lot of people said reviving Beatles’ song is such a scary thing because not only you need to make a good rendition but also the tendency to ruin an already perfect song.
True in fact that I have heard lots of Beatles’ …

Roll is a song on Flo Rida’s new album, Mail on Sunday. In the song entitled, Roll, he features Sean Kingston.
I absolutely love how this song begins. It is a nice change from the instrumental introductions I’m used to. It starts with Sean Kingston singing a line or …

This The Doors Box Set [Box] by The Doors set costs close to $50, and it was a gift from one of my best friends. She loves to spend, and when she gets tired of things, she either pass it to me, or either when she goes shopping …

The Changeling is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track starts off with a nice organ part which has this very catchy rhythm and Morrison just sort of grunting some noises which at least adds some character to the track. A lead …

Clay Walker is one of those old-fashioned country singers who has been around since like the 1970s. Wonderful singer, wonderful performer and he has quite the heart for people. I haven’t heard much from him lately, but this is one of his older songs that I really enjoyed in …

I usually pull out A Soap Opera Christmas CD to play at least once during the Christmas season. These particular compilation includes songs sung by cast members of As the World Turns, General Hospital, One Live to Live, Another World, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and …

Few years ago, I was new at work, I share classroom with my co-teacher who handles the deaf preschool class. In between classes, we have long breaks ( because we taught in a special school, classes are sometimes irregularly scheduled) and he would over and over listen to MY …